1999 NEWS PAGE
Dec 1999
Nov 1999(12/22) That's it for this year folks, I'll be back from vacation the first week in January with lots of new reviews and, of course, the most current news on the most extreme bands. Stay brutal! (12/22) Teufel's Tomb Returns! Go check it out at http://www.teufelstomb.com/ for news, reviews and other stuff, as well as the return of the official Suffocation website. (12/22) Dream Theater will be performing in Los Angeles Feb 4th & 5th at the Palace Theater. For more tourdates, go to their website. (12/21) From James Murphy: "No, the new Disincarnate is not out yet - it will be released sometime in the first or early in the 2nd quarter of next year on Nuclear Blast records." (12/19) Added a review to the new Control Denied CD, "The Fragile Art Of Existence". (12/18) Added a review to the new Napalm Death EP, "Leaders Not Followers". (12/18) Added a review to the new Anthrax BestOf, "Return Of The Killer B'sA's".(12/18) Starting in the December Issue of Guitar World, Meshuggah will have a monthly column discussing their techniques and such. Cool. (12/18) A few Californian Concert Announcements. Anthrax will be through LA on Feb 2nd, Cannibal Corpse, God Dethroned, Hate Eternal, and Diabolic on Feb 26th at the Whisky a Go Go. (12/18) Kerry King of Slayer will make an appearance on the new Pantera album where he'll play a solo in the song 'Goddamn Electric.' That album will probably be out sometime in March, but that date is I'm sure quite tentative. (12/15) Here's the track listing for the Malevolent Creation BestOf CD. DISC 1: 'Seizure', 'In Cold Blood', 'Condemned', 'Nocturnal Overlord', 'Fine Art Of Murder', 'Scorn', 'Blood Brothers', 'Impaled Existence', 'Living In Fear', 'Manic Demise' 'To Die Is At Hand', 'Infernal Desire', 'Impaled Existence', 'Allegiance Of War', 'Mass Graves' DISC 2: 'Multiple Stab Wounds (live)', 'Eve Of The Apocalypse (live)', 'Slaughter Of Innocence (live)', 'Coronation Of Our Domain (live)', 'Monster (live)' and some Live video footage. (12/10) Rapture, formerly Theory In Practice, are now formerly Rapture, and will call themselves Monument. Their new CD which has already been released in a few select areas will be re-released in Feb under the new name, and with new artwork. (12/10) According to Metal Update, the new Dying Fetus EP will be called "Grotesque Impalement". (12/05) A couple of new release dates, expect Malevolent Creation's "Manifestation" on Feb 22nd and Altar's "In The Name Of The Father" on March 21st. (12/04) The new Anthrax EP "Return Of The Killer B'sA's" is out now, with lots of hard to find tracks, remixes and other stuff. Expect a video and DVD out Dec 14th.(12/02) Benediction will release a new CD sometime in the spring of next year with new vocalist Dave Hunt.
Oct 1999(11/28) The Napalm Death website now has a photo up of the cover art for the new EP. (11/28) Visit the Deranged website for sound clips from their new CD "III". (11/28) Added a review to the new Korn album "Issues". (11/21) The new Dying Fetus EP will probably be released sometime in January. (11/19) Added best albums of 1999 Page. (11/18) Added a review to the new Obliveon album. (11/18) Added a review to Hate Eternal's debut album. (11/18) Devin Townsend has written 5 songs so far for "Physicist", 'Spaceship Superstar', 'Material', 'Stay With Me', 'Namaste', and 'Dreaming Fractal'. The music has been called lots of things, but in short, it's not as angry as SYL, but angrier then his other material. The drum and bass tracks have already been recorded, we'll probably see the album early next year. And the guitar instructional video he made will not be distributed, because he's unhappy with the way it turned out. (11/12) Monstrosity will be releasing an "In Dark Purity" Video sometime in the near future. (11/12) Agony has a new drummer now, and they're going to start working on material for a new album. (11/12) Added a review to Diabolic's new CD "Supreme Evil". And they hope to record ANOTHER new CD by the end of the year, for release sometime in 2000. (11/12) The Control Denied CD will be out Nov 30th in the states, it's already available in Europe. (11/11) Added a review to Pantera's "3 Vulgar Videos From Hell" DVD. (11/09) Joe from Broken Hope has in fact left the band. (11/07) According to DevyWorld news, Devin Townsend is in fact currently working on his "Physicist" project. The new SYL album is probably a long way off, because Devin wants to work on a new acoustic project after Physicist is finished. I'm sure it's all good. (11/06) Apparently Joe Ptacek is NOT on tour with Broken Hope, instead their have the lead singer from Numskull doing vocals. No clue why or what the story is, all I can say is I saw the guy live, and he managed to trick me into believing he was Joe (he even has the super low voice). (11/06) Altar are going to be distributed in the US by Pavement. Expect their new CD "In the Name of the Father" to be released Feb 2000. (11/06) Malevolent Creation will be releasing a special packaged "Best Of" release early next year titled "Manifestation". This CD will include approximately 25 songs including material from their no longer available CDs as well as being an enhanced CD that will include 20 min of live footage from their most recent show at the Whiskey in Los Angeles (The show I recently reviewed). A live video will also be released sometime early next year. (11/02) Slayer news, go to their website for three mp3s of unreleased tracks from their earlier days. And the boxset is now scheduled for next year (Antichrist, Hardening of the Arteries and Haunting the Chapel have been re-recorded!), and winter of next year the new album will be out. (11/02) Syndicate are getting music ready for a new EP. More info when it happens, or contact the band at bliss@online.no (main), thermos@online.no and thomas@2kpluss.com. (11/02) Rumor mill has it Cryptopsy's "None So Vile" will be reissued on Displeased records. However, both Relapse and Century Media have tried the same thing and failed, I'll believe it once Displeased starts shipping the CD. (11/02) Cannibal Corpse, God Dethroned, Hate Eternal, and Diabolic will be doing a north american tour starting next month. Tour dates will probably be available on the Metal Blade website anytime soon now. (11/02) Theory In Practice have renamed their bandname to Rapture, and have dumped their label Pulverized (who did a bad job of getting their last CD released on time) and signed with Listenable. "The Armageddon Theories" will be re-released under their new name and new label with new art early 2000. (11/02) I cleaned up the Bands page a bit.
Sept 1999(10/30) Added a review to the new Dream Theater album. (10/30) Added a review to the new Rob Zombie remix album. (10/30) Added a review to Fear Factory's "Cars" EP. (10/30) Added a review to the new Cannibal Corpse CD. (10/30) Added a review to Obscenity's "Demo-Niac" CD. (10/30) The new Zaraza CD has been completed, and is scheduled for a release sometime early 2000. It will be packaged with a separate EP "Montrealska Akropola - A Tribute To Laibach". (10/21) Sinister has dumped their vocalist Erik and are searching for a new one. (10/20) I have been told by a reliable source that the copy of "None So Vile" by Cryptopsy mentioned on Oct 16th is in fact a bootleg. Assuming this is true, all I can say is it's the highest quality bootleg I have ever seen, with a full booklet and well printed cover art (not to mention good quality sound). So, buyer beware, this may not be an official copy, but until it's re-released, a good alternative. (10/16) Several bits of Fear Factory News. The band will be working on their 4th album in March of next year, probably a summer release on that one. They intend to go a little more groovier with their music, which is ok, because that's what they said they were going to do with their last CD, and their last CD will still good, just don't loose the double kicks guys, ok??!! The Live Australian album is on hold, and the "Edge Crusher" single should be out sometime just after christmas. (10/16) According to a press release, Deftones' singer Chino Moreno will be renaming himself Pony 1, and then name the new album after himself. What the fuck? Anyways, whether this is true or a big joke, the new album should start recording in Oct-Nov, and will probably be seen in stores next April. (10/16) New album for Martyr called "Warp Zone" available early 2000. (10/16) Nileis working on the new CD, will be recording in Dec, and will release the CD sometime in April probably. (10/16) The long out of print "None So Vile" from Cryptopsy is, well, still out of print, sorta. Looks like Relapse will never be able to reissue the CD due to red tape and shit, however, I tried to order copies from several different places, and finally, I got the CD from GEMM. The ABERDEEN GROUP is selling copies of the CD, it's not the american release, it's a japanese import, but it's certainly not a CD-R, and has all the lyrics and excellent sound, and what can I say, it showed up to my place and I've been happy since. It's expensive, and I can't promise they won't run out of stock, but give them a try if you want this CD. It worked for me. (10/16) Looks like Internal Bleeding didn't just miss the LA show, but are not participating at all in the first half of the tour. They will join Broken Hope and Malevolent Creation starting on Oct the 23rd. Visit their site for specific dates. (10/15) Added a review to the LA performance of Broken Hope and Malevolent Creation. (10/15) Added a review to the new Broken Hope album. (10/15) The Metal Update List says the new Napalm Death EP will be out Oct 25th. (10/15) The new Rob Zombie remix album is called "American Made Music To Strip By" and will be out on Oct 26th 1999. Mp3s of all the songs can be found on the official site. (10/15) Sound clips from the new Dream Theater album will be available on their official website soon. (10/15) New Korn CD coming out called "Issues" which includes a bonus EP with 5 songs: "A.D.I.D.A.S (Level X Wet Dream Mix)", "Good God (Headnut Mix)", "Got the Life (Jeff Abraham Mix)", "Twist/Chi (Live)" and the previously unreleased "Jingle Balls". Also check them out on SouthPark for this years halloween episode. The CD will be out Nov 16th. (10/14) Go here for a free mp3 off the new Cannibal Corpse CD. Sounds pretty damn brutal to me. (10/09) Go here for an interview with Deranged. (10/02) Added a review to the new NIN album. (10/02) Added a review to the new Theory In Practice. (10/01) Vader has joined Metal Blade Europe, Doc is back with the band, and a new album will be out (possibly Feb 2000) called "Litany". (10/01) Sepultura is working on new material right now for a new album, I guess to be released sometime in 2000, and they may release a live album sometime soon as well.
Aug 1999(09/24) New Deranged album should be out sometime in the near future. More info when I've got it. (09/24) Corrosion of Conformity has been dropped by Atlantic records. (09/23) Broken Hope's new CD was been postponed for about a week, expect it on Oct 6th. And they're going on tour with Internal Bleeding and Malevolent Creation, go to their website for more information. (09/20) The new Iniquity album will be called "Five Across The Eyes" and will be available from most major mail order houses like Relapse and Century Media at the end of October. (09/19) Polluted Inheritance will start recording their new album January 2000. (09/19) The new NIN album "The Fragile" will be available Sept 21st nationwide. (09/19) A new Pantera DVD is coming out Oct 5th called "3 Vulgar Videos From Hell" that includes all three of their VHS video cassettes on one DVD plus extra stuff. (09/19) According to CDNow, the new Dream Theater album shall be called "Scenes From A Memory". (09/18) Added a review to Coprofago's new album. (09/18) Added a review to the new Coal Chamber album. (09/18) According to Metal Update news, Anthrax with have a b-sides album coming out called "Return Of The Killer B’s", Joey Belladonna will be recording some tracks and will join the band to record some songs live. (09/17) Hate Eternal now has an official website. (09/17) James Murphy and John Dette have left Testament again, but this really is no big surprise, I mean, Chuck and Eric are really the only two core members, others just come and go as they please. (09/11) For fans of Agony (fans of the band, that is, not fans of being in pain. Well, maybe for fans of pain as well...), check out their website for links to some new unreleased mp3 only tracks. (09/07) The censored and uncensored artwork for the new Cannibal Corpse album is available on the Metalblade website. (09/06) A possible release date of January for the new Pantera album. (09/06) Dying Fetus will be releasing an EP in the coming months with some live stuff and unreleased tracks. Expect a new album sometime next year. (09/06) You can now order a copy of Theory In Practice's new album by emailing ashes@pacific.net.sg. (09/06) Another new Morbid Angel CD is being worked on right now. Think the title will start with G? :) (09/06) Hate Eternal's album 'Conquering The Throne' will be released in Europe on October 2nd, and in North America on November 4th on Wicked World/Earache Records. (09/05) I have unconfirmed rumors that Fear Factory will be releasing a CD next year of various demos from their earlier days called "Factory basement tapes". Also a "Messiah" soundtrack will be available this christmas (again, unconfirmed). And Demolition Racer will have several new Fear Factory songs, we may have to buy the game to hear the music since the songs probably won't be placed on any sort of CD or EP. (09/05) Added a review to Vader's Live video "Vision And Voice". (09/05) Added a review to "Love of Lava" the promo disc repackaged with Morbid Angel's "Formulas Fatal To The Flesh" CD. (09/05) The new Obliveon album will be out any day now. It is called "Carnivore Mothermouth", includes 10 tracks. Check out the newly revamped Obliveon website for details and sound clips from the album. (09/03) Devin Townsend is now officially working on a new album, that may or may not be the new Physicist project, he'll have to see what sorts of songs he comes up with.
July 1999(08/28) Napalm Death will be releasing an EP of cover songs called "Leaders Not Followers" in October. The record will feature covers of classic songs by Death (back from the dead), Raw Power, Repulsion, Dead Kennedys (probably a reissue of the old "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" cover?) and Pentagram. 10 songs in all (probably). It will be released on a new label (Ranch Life Records), since apparently the band has left Earache for good. (08/28) Fear Factory's "Cars" EP has been released in Australia, and will be released on Sept 20th in Europe. No american release is expected. (08/28) There's a Control Denied clip on the Nuclear Blast site in crappy real audio format. (08/24) Due the first week of November on Interscope, the Hellbilly remix album from Rob Zombie features "Dragula," "Living Dead Girl," and "Superbeast" as remixed by Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails; "How to Make a Monster" by God Lives Underwater; "Spookshow Baby" by Rammstein; and "Return of the Phantom Stranger" by former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna. (08/24) The Control Denied CD will be out Nov 8th 1999. (08/22) Release date for the new Dream Theater: Oct 26th 1999. (08/20) Added a review for the new Internal Bleeding album. (08/20) Added a review for the new Machine Head album. (08/20) 4 new Fear Factory songs will be featured on the videogame Demolition Racer this fall. Most of the songs will be instrumental. (08/15) The new Akercocke CD is available from their Website. (08/15) A good interview with Eric Peterson, guitarist for Testament, can be found here. (08/12) Obliveon's new album is now supposed to be released late August. (08/08) Added a review to the new Arch Enemy CD. (08/08) The new Dream Theater album has been completed, now all it needs is to be distributed.
June 1999(07/30) Megadeth's original drummer Gar Samuelson died July 14th of liver problems. (07/27) The new Broken Hope album will be out Sept 28th. (07/26) The new Cannibal Corpse CD should be out Oct 19th, but be prepared for that date to shift a bunch, I think it's probably too early to tell when it will actually come out and this date is just temporary. (07/26) The Roadrunner Website has undergone a major facelift, and looks pretty damn cool. Check it out. (07/26) The Arch Enemy CD will finally be released tomorrow. (07/26) The "Cars" single from Fear Factory has been postponed again. No word on the new release date. (07/25) The Altar CD has been released on spitzenburg records and distributed by Rough Trade. Hopefully it will be distributed nationwide soon. (07/25) The new Dream Theater CD should be out sometime in October. (07/24) Altar has released a new album called "In the Name of the Father". It's apparently an Independent release, and I have no idea how to get a copy of it yet, but I'll scream when I do. (07/24) Added a review to the new Testament album. (07/22) Added a review to the new Deeds Of Flesh album. (07/22) The Milwaukee Metalfest will happen, however, it shall be moved to a new location, the Milwaukee Auditorium at 500 W. Kilbourne Avenue (corner of 6th and Kilbourne) in Milwaukee. I'm sure the new location will be fine, but it's really sad that this sort of shit has to happen. (07/22) Iniquity shall be releasing a new album this October on Mighty Music. (07/19) Added a review of Napalm Death's "Bootlegged in Japan" album. (07/16) Some idiots are trying to stop the Milwaukee Metalfest from happening due to the graphic nature of some of the band names. The court case will be heard in a few weeks. I hope these crazy people who believe they have the higher moral ground will learn the truth about themselves just a little too late, as they final realize that they're a waste of space, and not worthy of any true enlightenment. Open your minds, shut your mouth! (07/15) Deeds of Flesh have moved to a new Website, and they are now accepting preorders for their new album. Also available is a sound byte from the album, and the cover art for viewing. (07/15) The "Cars" single from Fear Factory should be out July 26th 1999. (07/12) Apparently Pantera is finally working on their new album, which they hope to have out by this fall. (07/04) Just heard some music off the new Diabolic CD, "Supreme Evil" from Conquest Records. I'll have a full review of the CD when I get it, but it sounds pretty damn brutal. (07/04) Visit the Internal Bleeding Website to see the cover to the new album. (07/04) The live Rob Zombie EP seems to be no more, but instead, expect a remix album of "Hellbilly Deluxe" to appear sometime early October. (07/04) Yup, you heard right. The Theory In Practice CD has been delayed again. Will someone just get off their butts at Pulverized Records and release the damn thing? (07/03) Go here for some sound clips from the new Machine Head album, and they sound pretty damn nice. The vocals are more rap oriented, but they're still angry, and the riffs are great. Also to be found on the same site are a few new Megadeth clips. (07/03) Added a review to the new Lungbrush CD. (07/02) Chuck Schuldiner of Death fame, has just announced that he's in his 4th week of radiation therapy for a brain stem tumor. He seems to be responding well to treatment, and I personally hope he recovers fully since he's an excellent musician, the death metal scene needs more dedicated people like him. He's just finished recording his new album with Control Denied, so check that out when it hits the stores. (07/01) Added a review to the new Monstrosity album. (07/01) The new Cannibal Corpse album will be recorded from June 21st to July 22nd, with a possible October release date. The name of the album will be "Bloodthirst", and Colin Richardson will be doing the production.
May 1999(06/16) This is the last update to the page you're likely to see for this month. I am currently moving from Montreal to California to start a new job. There is no question as to whether I will continue to update this page after I finish packing, moving, and setting up my life again, but I won't have time during all this to update Soul Killer. Be back July 1st for tons of new news, reviews, etc., and thanks for your support. (06/15) Looks like Vader has a new drummer, Marcin vel Tooth. Still no confirmed reports about what happened to Doc, or whether the change is permanent. No offense to the new guy, but I do hope Doc returns, that man is just too powerful to not want in your band. (06/11) The Broken Hope album is now scheduled for a September release. For the album cover art, go here. (06/11) Finally saw a copy of the "Death Is Just The Beginning 5" Compilation from Nuclear Blast. Tracks by just about the full Nuclear Blast roster, including Meshuggah, Am I Blood, Sinister, Hypocrisy, etc. However, at least for most of the bands I'm interested in, it's just tracks from already released albums, nothing unreleased or terribly new. (06/11) Meegs Rascon, guitarist for Coal Chamber, appears on this month's Guitar One Magazine. (06/10) Slayer apparently will be making a new album sometime next year (yes, I figured they couldn't retire yet). They also hope to release a box set of some kind this christmas. (06/04) Apparently the new Jean-Claude Van Damme film ‘Universal Soldier: The Return’ will include music from Megadeth, Anthrax, Fear Factory, Ministry, and Gwar. (06/04) The new Testament CD will be out sometime in June. For a shot of the cover art, check out their Website. You'll also find some tour dates there.
Apr 1999(05/30) Recording for the new Vader CD will start in August. (05/30) Lostsouls are currently writing material for their next full length album. (05/27) Obscenity will be releasing a CD which has remastered versions of their first two demos "Age Of Brutality" and "Amputated Souls" on it. This album will be called "Demo-niac", and will be released May 31st 1999. (05/27) Deeds Of Flesh have not resigned with Repulse, they have decided to release their new album "Path of the Weakening" independently. 5 songs have been written so far, more to come. (05/27) The new Coal Chamber album will now be out on August 24th. (05/27) Some Broken Hope news. Vocalist Joe Ptacek and his girlfriend were involved in an ATV accident. Joe seems to be OK but his girlfriend wasn't as lucky (spinal injuries). Both are in the hospital and will recover. The band is also seeking a bassist for the new upcoming tour, so if you think you've got what it takes, email the band. (05/22) The new "Death Is Just The Beginning 5" Compilation from Nuclear Blast is now available. No idea what's on it yet, but I'll tell you when I know. (05/22) The release of the new Arch Enemy CD has been pushed back till July 13th. (05/21) The new Machine Head album will be called "The Burning Red", and will be out July 26th 1999. (05/20) For some sound clips to the new Testament album, go to here. (05/15) Fear Factory are ready to film their next music video, 'Cars'. The 'Cars' video will be filmed in Vancouver on May 6th - 9th, with Gary Numan appearing. The 'Cars' CD single should be out sometime in June. Also there are some videos from MTV spring break with Fear Factory available on their official website, see link above. (05/14) Added a review to the Matrix Soundtrack. Click on Album Reviews and go to *. (05/09) The new release date for the new Theory In Practice CD is May 28th, but this has been delayed so often, who knows. (05/09) A new Slayer Tribute CD should be out June 1st, called "Gates of Hell". Tracks include 1. Dark Funeral - Dead Skin Mask, 2. Monstrosity - Angel of Death, 3. Sadistic Intent - Necrophiliac, 4. From the Depths - Epidemic, 5. Infamy - Read between the Lies, 6. Diabolic - Killing Fields, 7. Coffin Texts - Crypts of Eternity, 8. Draconis - The Final Command, 9. Evil Incarnate - Die by the Sword, 10. The Darkest Empire - At dawn they Sleep, 11. Imprecation - Show no Mercy, 12. Somnus - Seasons in the Abyss (05/09) Rumor has it that a new CD will be out by Devin Townsend (japan only, unfortunately) that includes live material from SYL, Ocean Machine and Infinity. (05/09) Go here to see the cover art for the new Monstrosity CD and to hear some crappy quality Real Audio Samples of the music. (05/09) The songs for the new Dream Theater album should be finished mid-May. Then the band will finish the vocals in June, and mixing will take place in July. I'd guess a 1999 release date is still plausible. (05/08) Added a review to Devin Townsend's new Infinity "Christeen" EP, and the "Christeen + 4 Demos" EP. (05/08) Anyone who's been through Montreal knows about Rock En Stock, which used to be the source in the province for brutal death. Well, apparently (according to local papers, I haven't seen it with my own eyes yet) the police shut it down and took their entire inventory because the store was illegally selling bootlegs of live concerts by zillions of bands. About 30,000 CDs were taken. Are they guilty? Well, they do sell lots of bootlegs, so the question is, is what they did really illegal? I know I own lots of bootlegs (oh no, someone might come and arrest me now!), and tons of other metal fans do. Does this practice hurt the bands? In my own situation, no, because I buy all the official releases of a band as well as bootlegs, and since the band had nothing to do with producing the bootleg, they aren't loosing money. But there is the issue of copyright. As an artist myself (visual artist), I understand how annoying it is when someone uses my art without my permission. There's also the issue of quality, many bootlegs just plain suck, and if a band is worried that such a recording could affect their record sales in any way, they're quite wrong. And it does help spread the word, and give the band exposure. Anyways, if any of you have any opinions about this situation, send them via email to me and I'll print them in the zine. (05/08) Added a review to Fear Factory's "rEvolution" EP. (05/07) The Milwaukee Metalfest XIII, July 30 – 31 -- Milwaukee, WI, at the Eagles Auditorium/The Rave nightclub complex, don't think I need to tell you what this is. Bands that will take part in the fest include: Machine Head, Morbid Angel, Cradle of Filth, Misfits, Marduk, Madball, Earth Crisis, Mental Home, Gorguts, Monstrosity, Defiled, Divine Empire, Solitude Aeturnus, Immolation, Rotting Christ, Nile, Hatebreed, Anal Blast, Incantation, Pissing Razors, Candiria, Mortician, Twin Obscenity, Krisiun, Centurian, Flotsam & Jetsam, Nasum, Morgion, Chasm, Witchery, Jungle Rot, One King Down, Pessimist, Shutdown, E Town Concrete, Living Sacrifice, Indecision, Internal Bleeding, Dying Fetus, Infusion, Solus, Midian, Immortal Cringe, Monster X, Stretcher, Entorturement, Native Blood, Wykked Wytch, Averse Sefira, St. Madness, Rogue, Incarrion, Rare Form, Bludgeon to Death, Myself am Hell, Vore, Dysphoria, Somnus, Jesus Rides a Riksha, Witchmoon, Shere Khan, Anonymous, Lead, Ember, Wolfthorne, Pessimist, Noctuary, Wizard Earth, At Any Cost, Fall, Grey Skies Fallen, Deaden, C4, Impaler, Opaque, Lord of All Desires. For more info, go to the official Website.
Mar 1999(04/28) Added a review of the new Autumn Leaves album "As Night Conquers Day". The album should be out officially sometime in May. (04/25) The new Monstrosity CD will be distributed in the states by Olympic Records, release date is still May 4th 1999. The CD will have 14 songs, one of which is a cover of Slayer's "Angel of Death". (04/25) The new Hate Eternal album shall be called "Conquering the Throne", and will be available in September. (04/25) The re-released Suffocation demo "Reincremation" will include several bonus live tracks, and shall be remastered at Morrisound shortly. (04/17) The Century Media Website has just gotten a major facelift. Check it out. (04/14) Chuck Schuldiner of Death has just finished his new studio record with his band Control Denied. It will be called "The Fragile Art Of Existence". The record was recorded at Morrisound Studios with the same line-up as "The Sound Of Perseverance" but with a different singer. The record is scheduled to be released in September of 1999. (04/13) The Meshuggah Fanclub has been closed down due to "lack of interest". (04/13) Some Fear Factory news. The Cars video will be filmed on April 9th, with Gary Numan appearing. The single looks set for a May 10th release with Junkie XL and Rhys Fulber mixes of Descent and Edgecrusher as b-sides. Also, an interview with Raymond will appear in the May 99 issue of Modern Drummer. (04/07) Added a review to Agony's new album. (04/07) A release date of June 22nd has been posted for the new Internal Bleeding album. (04/07) Infernal Majesty hope to have a Live EP out soon, and it should also include some tribute songs done by other bands. The band is also working on material for their new album, out sometime this year. (04/06) Added a review to the re-release of Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects CD in the album review section. (04/06) Added a review to the new Scattered Remnants CD in the album review section. (04/06) The re-release of Morbid Angel's "FFTTF" album with the bonus disc "Love of Lava" will not only include all of the solos from the album, but many solos from "Domination" as well. The re-release should be out now. (04/06) The new Monstrosity will be out May 4th 1999. (04/03) Added a Fear Factory concert review.
Feb 1999(03/27) Brian Latta has left Dying Fetus, but is still very involved in promoting the band. The guitar slot has been filled by Sparky Voyles, former tour manager for the band. (03/27) Drummer Dave Culross has rejoined Malevolent Creation on a permanent basis, and will be on their new tour. (03/27) Hate Eternal's new CD will be out in August. (03/27) According to Vulture Records the re-released Suffocation demo "Reincremation" may include bonus live footage and is expected for a late '99 release. (03/27) Just got the Guitar World issue (May 1999) which features Meshuggah. It's a nice 5 page article about the band, their music, and their guitar techniques. Very cool, and great exposure to the band since Guitar World is one of America's most popular guitar magazines. (03/27) Demigod have apparently left Repulse Records. In the middle of recording their 2nd album, the band decided to split up again, and so no CD. They may finish the CD at a later date and release it on another label, but things look pretty bleak right now. (03/25) Added a review to Vader's live album "Live In Japan". (03/23) Added a review to the new James Murphy solos CD in the album review section. (03/23) A release date of July 6th has been announced for the new Broken Hope CD. (03/17) Added a review to the recent Napalm Death concert in Montreal. (03/17) During Fear Factory's recent Australian tour, the February 26th and 27th shows in Melbourne were recorded for release as a live album or EP later in the year. Release looks set for some time in October for Australia only. (03/15) Arch Enemy will be releasing their new album on June 21st in Europe, the album will be called "Burning Bridges". (03/12) Seems like the local Montreal band Agony is still around and kicking. They just released a new CD called "L.I.F.E.", which is available on their Website. Check it out. (03/12) Added a review to the new Demo from Uncut called "A Therapy For Weakness". (03/12) The new Obliveon album should be out in April or May (although since they're only recording now, I'd guess the actual release date will probably be later). Also, the band will be opening for Fear Factory when they come to Montreal. (03/10) Hypocrisy has just released a live CD and a live video called "Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken 1998". (03/07) Added a concert review to last night's Sepultura concert. (03/06) Added a review to the recently re-released first Dream Theater album "When Dream And Day Unite". (03/06) Added a concert review to the Vader - Gorguts - Divine Empire show last night. (03/04) Added a review to Exhumed's "Gore Metal" album. (03/04) A new Brujeria album called "Spanglish 101" will be released around June 6th. 10 songs written in four days and recorded in two by Jesse Pintado and Shane Embury (Napalm Death), Dino Cazares and Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory), along with Nicholas Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth), and Juan Brujo on vocals. (03/04) In case you can't get imports, you'll be interested to know that Earache America is finally releasing the two new Napalm Death albums, "Words From The Exit Wound" will be out March 9th and "Bootlegged In Japan" on March 23rd. (03/03) Added a review to the new Grip Inc album. (03/03) Visit the official Napalm Death Website for all the dates to their North American tour. And they'll be in Montreal at Foufounes on March 15th 1999. (03/03) Nile is also on tour, and has lots of new tour dates on their Website. And they'll be coming to Montreal too at L'X on April 3rd 1999. What a month for metal in Montreal.
Jan 1999(02/28) Visit the official Fear Factory Website for an mp3 of the 'Smasher / Devourer' Club remix. (02/27) Infernal Majesty will be releasing an MCD distributed from their website only sometime in the next little while. More info when it's released. (02/25) The Morbid Angel re-release of "Formulas" with the bonus disc has been postponed till March 22nd 1999. Also, the Carcass "Best of" seems to be currently shelved. No idea why, hope it gets released. (02/24) Devin Townsend just finished a successful tour of Australia again. He's also been working on a guitar instructional video that Hevy Devy might be releasing through mail order. Also, an EP has been released in Japan of 'Christeen' and four other songs that Devin decided not to include on the Infinity record ('om', 'Sit in the Mountain', 'Processional', 'Love-Load'). The EP may be made available by mail order at a later date but only if we all bug Tracy for it, so send some email to hevydevy@home.com and ask for it. (02/23) Added a review in the albums reviews section (under compilations) to the Necropolis Records / Pit Magazine Sampler 2. (02/23) The Rob Zombie Live EP will be packaged with a reissue of "Hellbilly Deluxe", but will be delayed because Rob might be including some even newer live material that hasn't been recorded yet. (02/19) Wow. You blink and look what happens. The day after Meshuggah's north american tour is announced, it get canceled. And now, looks like Meshuggah will be still coming, but this time, instead of headlining, they'll be opening for Slayer. More news when I've got it. (02/18) The Fear Factory show in Montreal has been rescheduled to April 2nd 1999. Check the official homepage for all the other show dates that have been rescheduled. (02/17) The International Extreme Music Festival, featuring Vader, Gorguts, Cryptopsy, and Divine Empire, will be in Montreal on March 5th. Still no idea where. For other dates, check out the all new Olympic Records website at http://www.olyrecords.com. (02/14) The new Internal Bleeding CD has been renamed "Driven To Conquer", and should be out mid-summer. Recording Begins in April. (02/14) The new Hate Eternal CD featuring Erik Rutan (formerly of Morbid Angel) and ex-Suffocation guitarist Doug Cerrito will be out soon on Wicked World records. (02/14) Apparently Chuck of Death fame is currently in the studio recording music for an upcoming Control Denied CD. (02/14) A little bit of Testament news. The band's new album should still be out in May on Talon Records, and it has a working title so far is either "The Gathering" or "...of apocalypse". The current lineup will be Chuck on vocals, Eric on Guitar, James Murphy on guitar, Steve Digeorgio on Bass, and Dave Lombardo on drums, although Dave'll just be recording the album, then he'll be heading back to Grip Inc. (02/10) In Fear Factory news, the next single release from the "Obsolete" studio sessions is set to be 'Cars', the Gary Numan cover. More information to follow. (02/08) Lots of Meshuggah news today. First, the US tour dates have been released, so go to www.meshuggah.net to find out when they'll be coming through your town. They'll be coming through Montreal (thank god) on the 19th of March. March seems like a big month for metal here, there's Sepultura, Fear Factory, and now Meshuggah playing, all within the same 30 days. Yes! In other meshuggah news, the fan club www.meshuggahfanclub.ch/ has some live mp3s for download, and even more mp3 to download if you're a member. So join the fanclub now! (02/07) Dream Theater will be entering the studios tomorrow to start working on the new album. They expect to be finished recording sometime in May. (02/06) Sepultura is currently touring with Biohazard and Spineshank, and as well as many american cities, they'll be dropping by Montreal at Metropolis on March 6th 99. (02/06) Rumor has it that Rob Zombie will be releasing a live EP sometime in March or April. More info forthcoming. (02/06) Montreal band Martyr will now be releasing their new album in the fall of 99. (02/06) Broken Hope will be entering the studios in two weeks to start recording their new album, which should be out in may. They have signed to Martyr Music Group. (02/03) Tool has started practicing some new music, so hopefully a new album will be forthcoming sometime before the end of the year. (02/03) Vulture Records will be releasing a digitally remixed and remastered version of Suffocation's original demo tape entitled "Reincremation" sometime in 1999.